Incident

G32278 - Incident: Gol B738 at Rio de Janeiro on Dec 30th 2020

Created Saturday, Jan 9th 2021 20:37Z, last updated Saturday, Jan 9th 2021 20:37Z

Rio de Janeiro Galeao International Airport
File photo: Rio de Janeiro Galeao International Airport.

A Gol Transportes Aereos Boeing 737-800, registration PR-GUF performing flight G3-2278 from Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont,RJ to Belo Horizonte,MG (Brazil) with 120 passengers and 6 crew, had just levelled off at cruise FL310 when the crew observed a hydraulic leak and decided to turn around and divert to Rio de Janeiro's Galeao Airport. The aircraft landed safely on Galeao's runway 15 about 60 minutes after departure.

Brazil's CENIPA rated the occurrence an incident and did not open an investigation.

Source: The Aviation Herald

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